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Purpose

The goal of this clinical trial is to understand if monthly food support increases food security in food insecure households. The main questions it aims to answer are: - Does monthly food support increase household food security? - Does monthly food support reduce stress, increase dietary diversity, and improve self-reported wellness in recipients? Researchers will compare households receiving monthly food support to households that do not receive study-related food support. Participants will complete questionnaires regarding food insecurity, stress, wellness, and dietary diversity at baseline and after 3 months.

Condition

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Over 18 Years
Eligible Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Live in a Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta community served by the Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation - Self-reported need for food support.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Existing food support through Neqkiuryaraq - Under 18 years of age - Planning to move outside of YK Delta within 4 months

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel Assignment
Primary Purpose
Prevention
Masking
None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
Food support 		Monthly food box shipped to rural Alaska Native households that include traditional proteins when available (e.g., caribou, salmon) and are pro-rated in value by household size.
  • Other: Food support
    A monthly box of food shipped to a household that preferentially contains traditional protein such as moose meat or salmon. Additional food items included to compliment the protein for preparing meals, such as rice or canned vegetables. The monthly value of the food box contents will be $100, $200, or $250 depending on household size (<5 people, 5-10 people, and >10 people). Food support will be provided for 3 months prior to assessing outcomes. Households will continue to receive food support in both arms (intervention and wait list) after the study ends.
    Other names:
    • Food box
No Intervention
Wait list control 		Households allocated to the wait list arm will receive food support as described in the intervention arm after 3 months.

Recruiting Locations

Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation
Bethel, Alaska 99559
Contact:
Christine Desnoyers, MBA
800-478-3321
Christine_Desnoyers@ykhc.org

More Details

Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium

Study Contact

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